On Wednesday, the president of the United States, Donald Trump, tweeted that " United States Government won't accept or allow transgender individuals to serve in any capacity in the U.S. Military", after having consulted with Generals and military experts. The reasoning behind this was that transgender people cause tremendous medical costs and disruption which would hinder the military.

It is still unclear whether this decision will affect the transgender people serving right now.

White House Spokesperson Sarah Huckabee Sanders said that the Pentagon and White House have yet to determine how to act on these changes, although, there are still no specifics or timeline. Whether the troops that are currently serving will be sent home and pulled out of units has yet to be decided on.

For now, a tweet cannot undo the military regulations that allow the transgender people to serve, although, Pentagon officials said that they see this tweet as a directive.

As far as the cost argument goes, Former US Secretary of Defense Ash Carter opposed it last year, referring to another research by the Rand Corporation which found that "costs would be minimal" and that "the medical treatment that service members who are currently transgender require is fairly straightforward, well understood.”

Transgender individuals' treatments for active service personnel cost between $2.4 million and $8.4 million per year, in contrast to $6 billion spent on health care for all active service members, and the $49.3 billion total health care spending for the Department of Defense.

On Wednesday, the president of the United States, Donald Trump, tweeted that " United States Government won't accept or allow transgender individuals to serve in any capacity in the U.S. Military", after having consulted with Generals and military experts. The reasoning behind this was that transgender people cause tremendous medical costs and disruption which would hinder the military.

It is still unclear whether this decision will affect the transgender people serving right now.

White House Spokesperson Sarah Huckabee Sanders said that the Pentagon and White House have yet to determine how to act on these changes, although, there are still no specifics or timeline. Whether the troops that are currently serving will be sent home and pulled out of units has yet to be decided on.

For now, a tweet cannot undo the military regulations that allow the transgender people to serve, although, Pentagon officials said that they see this tweet as a directive.

As far as the cost argument goes, Former US Secretary of Defense Ash Carter opposed it last year, referring to another research by the Rand Corporation which found that "costs would be minimal" and that "the medical treatment that service members who are currently transgender require is fairly straightforward, well understood.”

Transgender individuals' treatments for active service personnel cost between $2.4 million and $8.4 million per year, in contrast to $6 billion spent on health care for all active service members, and the $49.3 billion total health care spending for the Department of Defense.